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- Thank you for trying DLL Master. We hope you will find it a
- useful Windows tool.
-
- DLL Master lists all modules currently loaded in Windows'
- memory, and allows you to load, unload, or decrement the use
- count of DLLs--at your own risk, of course. Module path,
- datetime, filesize and internal version info are shown;
- multiple lists are kept, lists can be compared, printed,
- saved to and restored from disk. Specific DLLs can also be
- loaded at Windows' startup. It requires Windows 3.1.
-
- DLL Master is a shareware program written in Visual Basic,
- and as such requires the VB 3.0 runtime module VBRUN300.DLL
- as well as certain other modules in order to run. Since these
- files take up a lot of space and increase download time, DLL
- Master is distributed in two shareware versions. DLLMSTR1.ZIP
- contains the minimum number of files, and is intended for
- those who already have Visual Basic installed. DLLMSTR2.ZIP
- contains all necessary files except VBRUN300.DLL. VBRUN300.DLL
- is available on many bulletin boards including Compuserve. If
- you can't get hold of it send us $3.00 for shipping/handling
- and we'll send it to you.
-
- The registered version of DLL Master contains all the necessary
- files, since it is normally provided on disk by mail.
-
-
- TO INSTALL DLL MASTER FROM DLLMSTR1.ZIP:
-
- 1) Create a directory for DLL Master on your hard disk. For
- example:
-
- md c:\dllmstr
-
- 2) Using PKUNZIP, unzip DLLMSTR1.ZIP into the new directory.
- For example:
-
- pkunzip a:dllmstr1 c:\dllmstr
-
- 3) Copy DLLMSTRD.DLL to the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, then
- delete it from the DLL Master directory.
-
- 4) Using the Program Manager File/New menu, create a program item
- for DLL Master in the program group of your choice.
-
-
- TO INSTALL DLL MASTER FROM DLLMSTR.ZIP OR DLLMSTR2.ZIP:
-
- 1) Create a temporary directory on your hard disk. For example:
-
- md c:\dllmtemp
-
- 2) Using PKUNZIP, unzip DLLMSTR.ZIP or DLLMSTR2.ZIP into the new
- directory. For example:
-
- pkunzip a:dllmstr2 c:\dllmtemp
-
- 3) Go into Windows, select the File/Run menu, and run SETUP:
-
- c:\dllmtemp\setup.exe
-
- Setup will properly install DLL Master as a Windows application,
- into the directory of your choice. After this has been done you
- may delete the temporary directory and its contents.
-
-
- WHAT TO DO IF SETUP CANNOT INSTALL A FILE:
-
- Sometimes the SETUP program cannot install a newer version of a DLL
- or other module because an existing version of the module is in use
- and Windows will not allow it to be overlaid. In this case, you will
- want to install the module manually. Here are the steps to do this:
-
- 1) Exit from Windows.
-
- 2) Use the EXPAND utility to decompress the file from the temporary
- directory. The compressed version of the file has an underscore
- as the last character of the extension. For example, THREED.VBX
- will appear as THREED.VB_. (In fact, THREED.VBX may very well
- be in use when you run install DLL Master.) In this example, you
- would expand the file by running the following command from the
- DOS prompt:
-
- expand c:\dlltemp\threed.vb_ \windows\system\threed.vbx
-
- The various file extensions are transformed as follows: any VB_
- extension becomes VBX, DL_ becomes DLL, EX_ becomes EXE, etc.
-
- EXPAND.EXE should exist on your system in both the \WINDOWS and
- \DOS directories.
-
- 3) Verify that the new version was indeed expanded and copied, and
- then restart Windows.
-
-
- Please contact us if you have any questions, problems or
- suggestions for improvements to DLL Master. We also strongly
- encourage you to register your copy if you find yourself
- continuing to use DLL Master (please read the Registration
- topic in the Help file or LICENSE.TXT).
-
-
- KNOWN ISSUES AND INCOMPATIBILITIES:
-
- An incompatible version of THREED.VBX is apparently included with
- certain versions of printer software accompanying laser printers
- from a very excellent company which shall remain nameless. If, when
- the mouse pointer rests on one of the toolbar icons for over half
- a second, a yellow 'tool tip' or help balloon does not pop up just
- beneath the pointer, then you probably have this version running on
- your machine. You can download the most current correct version of
- THREED.VBX from Compuserve ('GO SHERIDAN'). Or get DLLMSTR2.ZIP,
- which contains a good version.
-
- If you display version information for CPQHQV08.EXE version 3.10.00
- (this is a Compaq QVision display driver), the Language combo will
- list 8 languages. However, no matter which one you select, the
- string file information still displays in English. This is not a
- DLL Master bug. The version resource inside CPQHQV08.EXE actually
- contains a subsection for each of the languages--all identical, all
- in English.
-
- (DLL Master is a trademark of Shaftel Software. Windows and Visual
- Basic are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.)
-